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          11. – 22. March 2026

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              Nano Party

              Emmanuel Hadji & Jamie Perera / France & United Kingdom

              Create unforgettable moments, forge new connections, and be inspired by a newfound appreciation for science and nature in a vibrant and energetic setting. The story of love, light and connection at the nanoscale.

              “Welcome to Nano Party! You might think you are in a club, but actually you are not. Actually you are not even YOU anymore. You are but a very small part of you, somewhere in your body. And here we would like you to find love, connection and more … at the nano-scale.”

              Drawn from light physics research from Emmanuel Hadji (CEA), and interactive clubbing from sound artist Jamie Perera (Sonic Ecology), we present a party like no other.

              Using invitations, fun challenges and dance floor missions, you’ll leave your human inhibitions at the door and find new ways to connect with your fellow organisms.

              You’ll be driven by music and interactions that embody how researchers work with light, viruses and bacteria to further AMR research. While also feeling the story of love, connection and dancing that is happening inside you right now.

              This idea has grown from groundbreaking research that led a team of scientists from CEA and partner institutions EPFL, CHUV and CNRS to discover that they could trap a single bacterium in a beam of light the size of one micron (one millionth of a metre), and then they noticed something amazing: the bacteria started dancing within the light. They danced in a way that was unique to the type of bacteria they were. Measuring the way they danced shed light on their interactions (including the type of bacteriophage that would kill them). This research could mean more targeted treatment of disease and alternatives to antibiotics with phage therapy. This is definitely an idea worth sharing.

              So we wondered how we could tell people about this research in a fun and new way? And of course where there is dancing there is usually music. And it turns out that different types of bacteria dance to different types of music. When converting light intensity to bpm, we discovered that different bacteria like different beats!
              For example, S. Epidermis likes Techno…E. Coli likes House music… And B. Subtilis likes Hip hop.

              Then we thought – what if we go further creating a whole journey where people can actually learn from connection and interactions from the more-than-human world, on a very very tiny level?

              We saw the potential for a party that combined the power of clubbing with the freedom of the nano world, a recipe for a unique and memorable experience.

              Welcome to nano Party!

              Nano Party

              Emmanuel Hadji

              Scientist - Creative Technologist

              Biography

              Emmanuel Hadji is Director of Research at CEA-Grenoble and and works within the Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale (IRIG / DEPHY / PHELIQS). He graduated as engineer (1993), holds a PhD (1996) and the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (2006). His background is semiconductor physics and his main work is dedicated to photonics. He headed the Silicon Nanoelectronics Photonics and Structures lab for 20 years. He co-authored more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and holds 13 patents. Emmanuel Hadji received the “Grenoble Young Scientist Award” in 1997, the “Innovation” and the “Environment” prizes from the Fondation Rhône-Alpes Futur in 2003.

              Nano Party

              Jamie Perera

              Sound Artiste - Lead Artist

              Biography

              Jamie Perera is an Asian mixed heritage composer, sound artist and producer from East London. His work is inspired by transformation in the Anthropocene, with themes that juxtapose nature, people, places and timescales. He combines electronic production and contemporary orchestration with field recordings, data, and video. Through music, performances, installations and workshops he explores grief, radical deconstruction, re-imagining and reclamation. He is credited on over 40 films including winners of the SXSW Documentary Jury Award, The Grierson Award, RTS Award, and BAFTA and EMMY nominations.